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(Redirected from Goryokaku Station) Railway station in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Goryōkaku Station
五稜郭駅
Goryōkaku Station in August 2017
General information
Location64-16 Kameda Honcho, Hakodate
Hokkaido Prefecture
Japan
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)Hakodate Main Line
South Hokkaido Railway Line
ConnectionsBus stop
History
Opened1 September 1911; 113 years ago (1 September 1911)
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
HakodateTerminus Hokuto Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotowards Sapporo
Hakodate Main LineRapid Hakodate Liner Shin-Hakodate-HokutoTerminus
Hakodate Main LineLocal Kikyōtowards Asahikawa
Location
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Goryōkaku Station (五稜郭駅, Goryōkaku-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line and South Hokkaido Railway Line in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) and South Hokkaido Railway Company. The station is named after Goryōkaku fort, located about two kilometers from the station.

Lines

Goryōkaku Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and the South Hokkaido Railway Line.

Station layout

A freight train departing from the station in October 2013

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

3-4 ■ Hakodate Main Line for Hakodate
5-6 ■ Hakodate Main Line for Oshamambe and Sapporo
■ South Hokkaido Railway Line for Kikonai

Adjacent stations

« Service »
South Hokkaido Railway Line
Terminus Local Nanaehama

History

The station building in August 2006

The station opened as a new station on the Hakodate Main Line on September 1, 1911. It became the terminus of the Esashi Line on September 15, 1913. With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. The freight terminal was renamed Hakodate Freight Terminal on March 12, 2011.

Surrounding area

Hakodate Freight Terminal (函館貨物駅, Hakodate Kamotsu-eki) operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) is located next to the passenger station and was previously called Goryōkaku until it was renamed on March 12, 2011.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 805,828. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ Japan Freight Railway Company (March 11, 2011). "駅名改称のご案内 ～６線区８ヶ所の駅名を改称します～" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
Stations of the Hakodate Main Line
■ Hakodate to Oshamambe
■ Oshamambe to Sapporo
■ Sapporo to Asahikawa
Branch Line
Stations of the South Hokkaido Railway Company
Stations of the JR Esashi Line
Transferred to
South Hokkaido Railway Company
in 2016
Closed in 2014


41°48′15″N 140°44′01″E / 41.8042°N 140.7337°E / 41.8042; 140.7337

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